Chesapeake Bay suna ne kuma yana nufin wurin da ya fi girma a Amurka, wanda ke kan gabar gabas, ya tashi daga Maryland zuwa Virginia. Kalmar "Chesapeake" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Algonquin "Chesepiooc," wanda ke nufin "babban shellfish bay," yana nuna mahimmancin masana'antar abincin teku na yankin.
